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GENERAL
Nickname: Purple Riders
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Zach Zehr
League: Little Okaw Valley - Northwest
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -1.1
2016 National Rank: #7676
2016 State Rank: #329
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: -1.1
2017 National Rank: #7670
2017 State Rank: #329
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -3.6
Dynasty National Rank: #9333
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.5
Dynasty Record: 88-57 (58-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 27.4
2016 Points Against Average: 12.2
2016 Differential: +15.2
2016 Wins: #8408 Decatur Lutheran/Decatur Christian (Decatur) (8-6), #10011 Sangamon Valley/Tri-City (Niantic) (20-0), #11133 Cerro Gordo/Bement (Cerro Gordo) (38-0), #11251 Oblong (48-14), #13494 Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond (Arthur) (44-20), #13655 Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland (Kansas) (47-12), #14052 Palestine/Hutsonville (Palestine) (41-0)
2016 Losses: #4851 Calhoun/Brussels (Hardin) (8-0), #6716 Argenta-Oreana (Argenta) (28-14), #6961 Central A & M (Moweaqua) (34-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 48-50
Recent State Championships: 2015 (1A)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015, 2014 (Little Okaw Valley - Northeast), 2007 (tied for 1st; Little Okaw Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Central A & M (Moweaqua), 9/1 at Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland (Kansas), 9/8 Palestine/Hutsonville (Palestine), 9/16 at Argenta-Oreana (Argenta), 9/22 Cerro Gordo/Bement (Cerro Gordo), 9/29 at Decatur Lutheran/Decatur Christian (Decatur), 10/6 Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond (Arthur), 10/13 at Sangamon Valley/Tri-City (Niantic), 10/20 at Oblong
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Argenta-Oreana (Argenta) (7.9), Central A & M (Moweaqua) (3.2), Decatur Lutheran/Decatur Christian (Decatur) (-3.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Palestine/Hutsonville (Palestine) (-43.6), Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland (Kansas) (-37.8), Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond (Arthur) (-30.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.2 (-10.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #499
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12267
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%



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